Sairin Yuusha no Fukushuu Hanashi

Episode III: Unexpected Reunion

- It was after I defeated an army pushing against the kingdom.

I followed the king's orders and crushed the Nara Labyrinth.

Soon afterwards, SOS was sent from the Patriarchate to the Kingdom.

Apparently, the Demon King's Army, which endangered the Cathedral Knights, launched a simultaneous attack to crush the Patriarchate.

I left the kingdom immediately to defeat the demon king's army, which attacked the Patriarchate.

He passed through the Great Forest of Aldrin and left the Demon King's Army raid many times.

Along the way, Dionis, the strongest warrior of the ghost clan allied with the kingdom, also joined his people.

That's when the four-man party between me, Lucifina, Lewsas and Dionis was completed.

"Hehe. Glad to have more company."

Lucifina smiling that way against Dionis' party subscription was impressive.

Usually serene, Lucifina is serious.

I remember being a little thrilled at her grin like that.

I fought with the Demon King's Army several times since then, and it was just a matter of time after I arrived in the Patriarchate.

"- Those who are not far away can also hear the sound, and if they are near, stop by and what the hell!

With such apt words, a woman suddenly stood in front of us.

She was an orange-haired woman with a simple dress: white blouse and shorts.

Alert the woman who appeared abruptly, and we enter a state of imminent battle.

"Ladies and gentlemen, be in a good mood! This rough battlefield features a round of flowery tacks!

Without even caring about us like that, the woman shouted at the high tension, shaking her bossy hair.

And then he smiles with a niggle and keeps on saying the words like a lot with his arms wide open.

"Atakshi is an army of demons."

I heard a zdang noise.

The woman falls to the ground with her blood scattered, without saying it out to the end.

The moment the word "Demon King's Army" appeared, Lewsas and Dionis launched an attack.

The woman can't even react and is sinking into a blood buildup and cramped.

"It's full of gaps."

"When the enemy is stupid, it's easy and good."

You're lying.

I killed him in the middle of naming him...

"Oh, you guys... isn't that terrible"

"" What?

They both tilt their necks at the same time.

No...... I certainly might not have had a reason to make you name it until the end......

When I get hung up on killing so far without hesitation, I freak out on my side.

"No, it was hostile, and it's not worth listening to."

"Ah. Hey Amatsu, if you say something sweet, the next thing you know, you're gonna blow your head off."

Kill the two of them, naturally.

"Here, both of you"

So Lucifina blamed them both with a harsh voice.

Lucifina is a knight, isn't she?

Can't we miss these accidents on the boulder?

Lucifina feels like she's clean and white and square.

... and right after I thought.

"Absolutely not."

With that said, Lucifina added a pursuit to the woman who was falling.

The neck of the woman, who kept freaking out and cramping, sounded bossy and blew away.

A lot of blood is pouring down like rain.

"Todome needs to be stabbed properly. Meh, it is. Because the Demons have a strong vitality."

"Yep..."

... Seriously.

No, I guess Lucifina and the others are right on the battlefield, and I don't think I'm sweet.

But this isn't what the brave party says and does...

"Cool guys......"

"It's true..."

When I shrugged unexpectedly, I heard words from next door in tune.

Zokri, and a chill runs all over his body.

"-"

Fly away from the scene.

Lucifinas turned this way with Ba at the same time.

"Uh, Itata. Instead of being disturbed by his name, he didn't think he'd blow his head off."

What was at the end of our gaze was the appearance of an orange-haired woman with a hella and a laugh.

Its body has no scratches whatsoever, and its head, which should have blown up, is connected.

There was only a blood build-up left on the ground, and the woman's body was gone.

"... did you completely repair the wound in that short time?"

Obviously, it's not human art.

And even the demons who have fought so far shouldn't have been able to do this.

"Who are you...!

The orange-haired woman said with a tearing grin.

"-Atakshi is the Four Heavenly Kings of the Demon Kings" Thousand Weirds ”Hilda"

That was a name I had heard so many times before.

Four Heavenly Kings...... that's also "Thousand Weirds".

I hear he is a troublesome demon tribe among the Four Heavens, flirting with the humans.

"... hey, you, you're the Four Heavens King. Hilda. That's the name I heard."

"Ho. I didn't know you knew Atakshi, Ghost. That's a lot of information. Still, Hilda's a good name, isn't it? Something so fateful."

With that said, a queasy and orange-haired woman - Hilda laughs.

That misplaced attitude was creating Hilda's incomprehensibility.

"Hmm? Speaking of which, you, the brunette over there, are now rumored to be brave, aren't you, Mr. S.? Sure... it was amazu. Hmm, I'm here as a nayo, but I feel something bottomless. Yabba, yabba, yabba, yabba, yabba, yabba, yabba."

Hilda puts her hand on her chin and turns her gaze to me as she dances strangely.

Corny and expression-changing Hilda, but those eyes were somewhere vain.

In disgusting eyes, cold sweat flows.

"Dude... how many or be guys are here...!

"... yeah? What, Luisas. Is this crazy woman that bad? No, I've heard of notoriety, too."

"Yabe. You guys, don't get distracted. If you're out of your mind, think they're gonna kill you."

Luisas also stares at Hilda as he sweats.

What this guy says so far is that he's a really bad opponent.

Grab the sword and point the nerves.

"There's the red one! What the fuck do you think Ataxi is?!? Say this Ataxi like it's such a monster... Ataxi... sad Ataxi!! It's reputational damage!! Who did this to a world like this?! Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!"

Hilda starts crying out loud with a big grain of tears.

It was a moment when I was distracted by that emotional change.

"- Well, you're right, huh?

During the blink, Hilda was moving.

My right arm pulses creepily, changing its shape.

And my arms were round, turning into a big red and black sword.

"Look, when you get poked at a star, it's frustrating. Shh, so die."

Hilda's waving her sword down against me.

With the sword I was pulling out, faster than I could fight back against Hilda,

"- Ha!!"

Until then, Lucifina, who remained silent, slashed the side of Hilda with a 'celestial sword'.

"Abbi bu!?"

Oddly enough, Hilda blows away.

The slashed part burst like a pomegranate, but in the next moment it was gnawing and snapping and regaining its original form.

"Lucifina......?

Lucifina, who slashed Hilda, had an unimaginable, rugged look on her face from time to time.

Silver eyes stare sharply at Hilda.

"You're weird."

Lucifina speaks low as she wraps her magic around the 'Heavenly Sword'.

Hilda slapped her fully back cheek with a petite,

"Huh? You look scared. Not as good as an attacker. Beauty ruined it."

I tried to say that like I was in love and hit my hand as if I remembered something.

And I smile happily.

"Oh, you... that 'Emilior' survivor."

"... Yep. Yes, sir."

When I heard that exchange, I remembered.

Lucifina's village was once burned by a demon army raid.

And at that time, the name of the demon tribe that was taking command...

"Ataxi accidentally baked it, from that fairy breed (elf) village! Ha, how you doing, suss?

"- Huh!!"

Pulled out his anger, Lucifina slashed on Hilda.

Hilda laughs happily and heads to Lucifina.

Both clashed with great momentum.

This was the encounter with Thousand Weirds, who would have tormented us many times after that.

"Amatsu, come on!! I missed you!

Ku rubs his face as he moisturizes his eyes.

This is what happened to the skinship of the human dog breed (Word Dog), reminds me of my heroic years.

Previously, the Oldrin Great Forest had been raided from the void labyrinth.

Demons were pouring down from the labyrinth, and at the same time the demons were attacking the Great Forest.

When we rushed there was a particular attack on the man-dog compartment.

Warriors are the best at dealing with demons and demons, and they can't get around to anything else.

Eventually the demon started attacking women and children who could not be evacuated.

It was at this time that we rushed.

Kick the demons attacking children and join the warriors.

As a result, we managed to eliminate the demons and demons that were attacking the Great Forest.

At this time, the first child we helped was the two daughters of the Warden of the Human Dog Breed.

He was probably appreciated by the district manager and quite missed by the sisters who helped him.

One of the sisters is right in front of you.

"!? Oh...... hey, you! What are you doing!?"

"Wow, Amatsu, come on!!"

Ignore Elfi's voice to blame, and Khu will follow me.

Her condition conveyed signs of other subhuman wolves.

"Hey...... wait. You're wrong. Get away from me."

"I'm not different!! I remember this smell! I heard you were dead and you were alive!!"

"... you don't know what you're talking about. First, get away from me."

"There's no doubt about this smell! Absolutely Amatsu!!"

Grab the shoulder and pull the cu off forcefully because you won't try to leave.

And look me in the eye and say it in a low voice.

"I am Heavenly Moon Iori. Please, stop calling me Amazu. I hate that name."

"Eh!? But your voice is just like that! Or younger than before!? Why!?"

No, it doesn't make sense.

This guy, he was like this...

It's been thirty years and it hasn't changed......

In the first place, no matter how many people dog breeds you are, can you be so sure by smell or voice?

No... At least the people I've been involved with, the dog breed, shouldn't have been so sharp.

While doing so, other people dog breeds appeared.

"Hey, Ku! What are you doing all of a sudden!?"

Speaking from your voice, you're the man you were talking to earlier, dog breed.

He was a man with a brilliant face.

I can see you're working out, with a good body.

"This guy sounds like my benefactor!!"

"Sounds... what would a benefactor do with such ambiguity"

Tighten your feathers of cu trying to come at me, and the man looks at me sorry.

Due to Khu's attitude, his vigilance over here seems to be diminishing.

"Uh... I'm sorry Ku. Are you Ku's benefactors?

"No, I think you're wrong"

"Mmm...... Well, good. You said you two were adventurers, right?

Nod, mouth the words you had prepared.

"Do you know that labyrinths have been crusaded successively in various countries lately?

"Of course. A while ago, the Abomination Labyrinth was crusaded, wasn't it?

"Oh. So the only labyrinth left now is the Void Labyrinth. If we can crusade all the labyrinths, we can drastically cut the power of the Demon King's Army. So we're here to gather information to crusade the last labyrinth."

In my words, a man has a bitter look.

Only the Great Forest of Aldrin will be able to crusade the labyrinth.

I wouldn't feel good.

"Then you're just fine!! We're having trouble with the void labyrinth right now!!"

So Ku, who had been feathered by a man, came into the conversation.

"Hey, cu. To outsiders..."

"I'm not an outsider! My benefactor!! He will help us again!

That's what I'm saying, I'm sending a glittering glance at you cu.

The man scratched his head galloping and exhaled a great deal.

"... I'm Tovo Noven, a warrior of the human dog breed. What are you talking about?

"I'm Heavenly Moon Itsuki. These are Elfi and Beldia."

When he named it that, Tovo muttered "contact the district manager" towards the back.

Then, some signs disappeared into the woods.

"Just give me a minute. I just sent word to the district manager."

"He said it was an imminent situation, but are you okay?

"Oh."

Tovo dropped his gaze on Ku and sighed again.

"Ku has very good ears and nose. Like this, but sharp too. The fact that Ku has allowed himself to go so far means that Lord Io can be trusted."

"... I see"

Is that why they called me perfect?

You didn't know Ku had that ability.

Then a while later, we were granted access to the Great Forest.

"I'll keep my weapon just in case, okay?

"Oh."

In advance, the main weapon is closed to Elfi's head.

Passing it to Tovo is a spare weapon.

"Well, come on in"

"Wow, let's go!

The two of us led us into the Great Forest.

Next to me, Ku is stuck tight.

On the road, I was concerned about Elfi, who was strangely quiet, and Beldia, who stared at me with cold eyes.

Proceed through the woods.

I couldn't ask about the forest from the outside, but not from the inside.

From the gaps in the trees, the sunlight plunges in, and you can see the blue sky.

This would also be the influence of the juncture.

On walking, Tovo told me that Ku was the captain of the police force.

Such a character, but good luck isn't the norm, and he's got a lot of strength.

Maybe you let us in because you had a Khu position.

Moving on for a while, I saw the building.

From what I've seen, it looks like a warrior's stuffing or warehouse.

All buildings are made of trees.

Looks like every single tree is reinforced by magic.

Probably strong enough to be comparable to iron.

Building technology looks better than it did when I came here before.

In the last thirty years, we've improved our technology.

Speaking of which, when I saw it before, the fairy species (elves) were also made of wood, and the earth fairy species (dwarves) were made of iron.

"Here."

As such, it was a splendid building that was brought in.

Around the building stands several seemingly inflexible people-dog breeds (wardogs).

Stiffness, and alert gaze.

"Have you recovered your weapon?

"Oh. I checked my body too"

"Are you sure you're okay? I might use magic, even without weapons."

"I'm not a cathedral knight, and there's no reason for adventurers to fight us at this time of year. Besides, Ku was allowing himself to be distracted and the district manager allowed him to come in. Let's get inside first."

"... ok"

After that question, we walked into the building.

Along the way, unlike some people dog breeds, they come to the front of a fine door.

When Tovo rang inside, he heard a woman saying, "Please come in".

"There is a district manager in this room. There are also warriors. Don't make me feel weird."

"... um"

Elfi nods in a grumpy manner.

That's a strange attitude.

That's how I walked into the room.

Inside, apparently, it was like an office.

There is a large desk and lots of paperwork arranged.

It was the female dog breed that was processing the documents.

Is she the district manager?

On that face, I recognize it somewhere.

Around her, two men stand.

I could tell by the gaze I was pointing at this one that he was quite capable.

Also, there are some signs outside the room.

"Ku. Your man?

"Yeah, I am!

To a woman's question, Ku answers with a smile.

The woman turned her gaze to us after a while of thinking.

"Are you certain that you are the adventurers of the Union?

"Yes."

Nodding, showing guild cards again.

"... come here"

Look at me, that's what the woman said.

As I was told, close to a woman.

Going to the front of the desk, the woman snorted.

…………

After a while of silence,

"... I'm sorry, but if you're other than Ku, could you please leave the seat once?

That's what the woman said.

"Nah...... District Manager! On the boulder it is..."

Naturally, the men disagree.

"Please. These people are fine."

When the woman said so, the men went out of the room reluctantly and so forth.

"You don't even have to keep an eye on this room. You need to do something else."

When a woman said that outside the door, I could see the signs disappearing from the front of the room.

"... ugh"

That's how the woman sighed, making sure she had no more company other than Khu.

And slowly take your seats and come closer to me.

After a short glimpse of my face at close range,

"Brother, brother, brother Come on!!"

And I've been teasing tackles.

When I take it, it rubs my face just like Khu.

So I figured out the visibility I was feeling for this woman.

Sepul Reimel.

... It's Ku's sister.

Apparently, Sepul's doing the district manager.

"You were alive. Good...... good!!"

"Hey! I didn't expect to see you again! I thought you were in the underworld!

From the other side, Ku also rubs his face together.

No, he totally finds out I'm an amatuer.

I have a headache.

I haven't been able to come up with a good idea lately.

"... Hey, you guys. How long are you gonna be doing that?

With Elfi's low voice, they returned to me.

"And I beg your pardon"

Sepul coughs with Cohon and leaves me.

Ku walked away from me, seeming to regret it too.

"There seems to be some mistake, but I'm not who you're talking about."

"I say, but the smell, the voice, the face, you're almost Amatsu!

"...... ku. Be quiet."

Shut up Ku, then Sepul will turn his gaze on us.

Finally, a serious look.

"Tovo told me, can you tell me again why you came to this village?

Repeat, explain why we came.

In summary, I want information on the void labyrinth.

"We, too, were haunted by our response to the void labyrinth. If you can help me, I would be very grateful. I don't know if you have the information you want, but I'm going to give you the information we know about the labyrinth."

Since then, Sepul has asked in a reluctant manner.

"Ama...... Io. Are you... are you here to help us again?

You called me Io in view of this circumstance.

Neither do I. I'm not saying that I'm an amateur.

Amatsu is already dead.

Besides, when my information flows poorly, it makes it harder to act.

"No, I'm not."

Answer Sepul's question quietly.

"I have to crusade the labyrinth for myself. So it's not for you."

…………

Sepul showed a conceivable bare gesture,

"... ok. But it's already sundown. For one thing, stay here today. I'll tell the others."

"... thank you"

"I'll give you some information later, even regarding the labyrinth"

Thus, we were to stay in the Great Forest.

Before I left the office.

"... Mr. Io"

I can be held back by Sepul.

"... I know it's an unscrupulous favor. But again, could you give me a hug? You are… very similar to our benefactor…"

"... I don't mind"

Again, Sepul held me.

Ku, too, come with me and hold me.

Second, I noticed.

Ku and Sepul are in tears.

…………

With hatred and personal greed, at its end, Amatsu was killed.

I was told by many that I was a stupid man.

But what?

Some of you mourned the death of Amatsu.

I thought so.

Then we were led to a guest building.

Thanks to Sepul saying something, the gaze of vigilance from the human-dog breeds was diminishing.

Enter the room and finally breathe a sigh of breath.

"I didn't think so, but I really didn't know you had Iori's old knowledge. Besides, that's what a district manager is. You're lucky."

Indeed, we were lucky that the watch was Ku and that the district manager was Sepul.

Miraculously lucky.

…………

"Io?"

"... oh. But you didn't really want me to exist. There's going to be a lot of trouble."

"Sure. But I was wondering if Io was going to meet someone he knew."

"... no, it was just a detour"

I was alarmed because he was changing.

Unlike humans, the subrace has a long life, and changes in appearance are moderate.

The month of thirty years and the way we think about changes in appearance are different from human beings.

It turned out to be transported in a good direction, but if I took a step wrong, it was a big deal.

"So it was just a coincidence"

"Right. Bad."

"You don't have to apologize for anything. But... you don't look like an Italian. Are you sure you're all right?

"I'm fine. Just a little thought. I'll talk to you when I get my thoughts together."

... You can't.

After that thought, I can't get my head around it.

I'm just thinking about that.

For once, I have to change my mood.

Nevertheless, and.

Beldia, who had never spoken a word before, finally opened her mouth.

"... Io, I seemed to get along with those guys. He was holding me."

"Hmm? Oh... sort of. I remember being nostalgic thirty years ago and playing with it a few times"

He helped where the demons were attacking him, and then he was sticking around.

When I'm in the Great Forest, I feel like I've been with you almost the whole time.

Thirty years after that?

Things have changed dramatically with Sepul as district chief or Khu as a warrior.

Naturally, his appearance was also grown up.

After all, the thirty year month is heavy.

"... hmm"

"Oh, my God, those eyes"

Beldia turns to me.

"Hmm. You Blunt Man of Iwo"

"What are you two doing here?"

Why are you looking at me like that?

"With that said, Iwo was close to the daughter of the human cat breed (Warcat), even in Hot Springs City"

"You mean Misha and Nymel? I miss you."

"... Think about it, Iwo seemed to get along very well with those cat daughters.... Ha!

As if you noticed something, Elfi shivers her body with a crocodile.

"... what is it, your husband"

"I've heard that before. Subhumans... it also says that some people have a sexual preference for beastly people"

"...!? That's..."

"No way... Io...?

"Hey, wait."

And it was when I tried to stop Elfi, who said something crazy.

"Ama...... Yi Yi!! I'm here to see you!!"

Ku stormed the room.

It was very difficult to talk to Ku, who came in at the worst possible time.

Late at night.

Elfi and Beldia slept, and the area was completely quiet.

I couldn't sleep and was in the wind at night in a place like the wooden deck.

…………

The surrounding trees are shaking with the wind.

Only the moonlight was lighting the surrounding area lightly.

Watching such a sight, I opened my mouth.

"... you're there. Come out."

At the end of his sight, he calls out to the tree.

No noise, no sign of people around.

"Wow, you're gonna find out at this distance"

But with such a voice, one girl appeared.

She was a girl with pink hair.

"Hey, it's me."

Idler was there.